Limb Loss Awareness Month

Claire Matzie was born without her right hand and has since lost the majority of that arm. She’s gone through three different prosthetic limbs since she her birth 12 years ago, but decided to stop wearing them in 2011.

She said they got in the way.

“[She’s] my inspiration; the love of my life,” Claire’s father, state Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver/Allegheny), said before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives last week.

The House unanimously approved a resolution proposed by Matzie that designates April 2014 as “Limb Loss Awareness Month.”